We just moved into a house that's got a pretty large lawn and a number of trees. The trees have decorated the lawn and we're wondering what's a good way of getting rid of the leaves.

I don't have a riding mower yet - I'm planning to get one in the spring - so anything that involves mulching them with the mower or anything like that is not possible.

I'm thinking of renting a leaf blower and blowing them into piles, and then gathering them up from there into bags to haul to the front. Just wondering if there's a better way.